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| − | '''Tracey''' "'''Trace'''" '''Ullman''' (born December 30, 1959) is an English actress, comedienne, and dancer, best known for being the host of her eponymous variety television show from 1987 until 1990. ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'' was the series that the [[The Simpsons shorts|''Simpsons'' shorts]] appeared on before spinning off into ''[[The Simpsons]]''. She voiced [[Sylvia Winfield]] and [[Emily Winthrop]] in the [[season 2]] episode "[[Bart's Dog Gets an F]]". | + | '''Tracey''' "'''Trace'''" '''Ullman''' (born December 30, 1959) is an English actress, comedienne, and dancer, best known for being the host of her eponymous variety television show from [[1987]] until 1990]]. ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'' was the series that the [[The Simpsons shorts|''Simpsons'' shorts]] appeared on before spinning off into ''[[The Simpsons]]''. She voiced [[Sylvia Winfield]] and [[Emily Winthrop]] in the [[season 2]] episode "[[Bart's Dog Gets an F]]". |
== Lawsuit == | == Lawsuit == | ||
| − | Tracey Ullman filed a lawsuit in 1992, claiming that her show was the source of ''The Simpsons'' success and therefore should receive a share of the show's profit. "I breast-fed those little devils," Tracey Ullman once said of ''The Simpsons''. She wanted a share of ''The Simpsons''' merchandising and gross profits and believed she was entitled to $2.5 million of Fox's estimated $50 million in 1992. The Fox network had paid her $58,000 in royalties for ''The Simpsons'' as well as $3 million for the 3 1/2 seasons her show was on the air. Eventually the courts ruled in favor of the network. | + | Tracey Ullman filed a lawsuit in [[1992]], claiming that her show was the source of ''The Simpsons'' success and therefore should receive a share of the show's profit. "I breast-fed those little devils," Tracey Ullman once said of ''The Simpsons''. She wanted a share of ''The Simpsons''' merchandising and gross profits and believed she was entitled to $2.5 million of Fox's estimated $50 million in 1992. The Fox network had paid her $58,000 in royalties for ''The Simpsons'' as well as $3 million for the 3 1/2 seasons her show was on the air. Eventually the courts ruled in favor of the network. |
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 02:17, December 13, 2011
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Tracey "Trace" Ullman (born December 30, 1959) is an English actress, comedienne, and dancer, best known for being the host of her eponymous variety television show from 1987 until 1990]]. The Tracey Ullman Show was the series that the Simpsons shorts appeared on before spinning off into The Simpsons. She voiced Sylvia Winfield and Emily Winthrop in the season 2 episode "Bart's Dog Gets an F".
Lawsuit
Tracey Ullman filed a lawsuit in 1992, claiming that her show was the source of The Simpsons success and therefore should receive a share of the show's profit. "I breast-fed those little devils," Tracey Ullman once said of The Simpsons. She wanted a share of The Simpsons' merchandising and gross profits and believed she was entitled to $2.5 million of Fox's estimated $50 million in 1992. The Fox network had paid her $58,000 in royalties for The Simpsons as well as $3 million for the 3 1/2 seasons her show was on the air. Eventually the courts ruled in favor of the network.
External links
Guest stars in season 2
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| Harvey Fierstein • James Earl Jones • Tony Bennett • Tom Poston • Carol Kane • Alex Rocco • Phil Hartman • George Takei • Sab Shimono • Larry King • Jon Lovitz • Danny DeVito • Tracey Ullman • Audrey Meadows • Ringo Starr • Dustin Hoffman • Daniel Stern • Cloris Leachman |
